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Segway Inc. Announces Recall to Repair Segway® Personal Transporters

Date: September 14, 2006
Company: Segway Inc., of Bedford, N.H.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should stop using the Segway PT immediately and contact the company to receive a free software upgrade.

Affected Products

This recall involves all Segway PT i167, i170 and i180 ("i Series") models, the p133 ("p Series"), XT ("cross-terrain transporter"), GT ("golf transporter") and i2 models. These units were sold to consumers and commercial customers. All e167 ("e Series") models, which were sold to commercial users, also are included in this recall. No other models are involved in this recall. The name, "Segway", appears on the front bumper and/or on the handlebars of the personal transporter.

Why Was This Recalled?

The personal transporter can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall. This can occur when the device is tilted back by the Speed Limiter and the rider comes off and then back onto the device within a short period of time.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Segway Inc., of Bedford, N.H.

Segway Inc., of Bedford, N.H. has 3 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report